re: CVS commit: xsrc/external/mit/xf86-video-intel/dist/src

[matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>]

> > > Module Name:      xsrc
> > > Committed By:     ahoka
> > > Date:             Fri Jan 21 09:48:29 UTC 2011
> > > 
> > > Modified Files:
> > >   xsrc/external/mit/xf86-video-intel/dist/src: i830_bios.c
> > > 
> > > Log Message:
> > > dont negate error value passed to strerror
> > > the linux libpciaccess returns negated value, but no other os does...
> > 
> > please make this a #ifdef __linux__ change, thanks.
> > 
> > 
> > .mrg.
> 
> the real fix would be to dont negate in linux pciaccess or negate in all
> pciaccess implementations. beacause our intel driver is effectively a fork,
> i guessed we dont really need to care, or do we?

i don't think it really is a fork.  it is just old.

please use the #ifdef __linux__ hack for now, so that it is well
documented in the code we've changed and can be seen properly when
we ever get to update this driver (which may be sooner than later.)


.mrg.